We present in this paper the results of a study of the interdependence between signal characteristic of the central nervous system (electroencephalography) and the autonomic nervous system (heart rate and respiration) in human neonates during sleep. By using methods from nonlinear dynamical systems theory, we show that there exist significant differences in this interdependence with the sleep stage and the electrodes considered. This paves the way for the application of this methodology in clinical practice to study pathologies where this interdependence is altered, such as the sudden infant death syndrome.

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新生儿睡眠中中枢神经系统与自主神经系统相互依存关系的非线性动力学分析

我们在本文中介绍了人类新生儿睡眠期间中枢神经系统的信号特征（脑电图）与自主神经系统（心率和呼吸）之间相互依赖性的研究结果。通过使用非线性动力系统理论的方法，我们表明这种相互依赖性与睡眠阶段和所考虑的电极之间存在显着差异。这为在临床实践中应用这种方法来研究这种相互依赖性改变的病理学铺平了道路，例如婴儿猝死综合症。